51 is what percent of 508? (What percent of 508 is 51?)

51 is what percent of 508?

The question here is "51 is what percent of 508?" which is the same as "What percent of 508 is 51?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 508 equals 51.

The problem is therefore x% of 508 = 51 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 508
		100

= 51

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 10.039. The answer to "51 is what percent of 508?" is therefore:

10.039%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 10.039 percent of 508 is 51.

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